THE LEGION FITNESS PHILOSOPHY: SEMI-PRIVATE TRAINING.
Small classes and a small price for personal attention. Legion is like no other fitness facility in Lexington. The training center is a reflection of the fitness philosophy integrated into the LegionFit Program, developed by Legion's Head Instructor, Steve Mansfield (ISSA Certified Fitness Instructor, Certified Commando Krav Maga Instructor, Extreme Sports enthusiast, rock climber, mountaineer, alpinist, etc.). There are no machines, no barbells, no dumbbells, no mirrors, no juice bars and no shorts with tank tops. Legion believes that a visit to any "normal" gym that is open to the public offers the wrong idea of what achieving fitness is like. In those places, magazines are read while on a machine pretending to "run" or "bike", weights are lifted by isolated muscles, often in a seated position and intensity is distinctly lacking. Legion believes that "modern fitness" is unfortunately defined by appearance rather than actual horsepower, and a training facility contaminated by this attitude cannot produce elite fitness, physical or mental. At Legion, people are trained in a structured, "class" environment. Body-weight exercises are focused on, with Russian Kettlebells as the only outside resistance. The training is semi-private, with classes running from 1 to 6 people. And, the training is very intense. In a class you might see women doing full-out pull-ups on a bar 8' off the ground, or guys swinging 40 lbs. kettlebells.
SPARTAN 300 workout
Some aspects of Legion's Spartan Elite Fitness LEGIONFIT program are inspired by the Spartan 300 Workouts designed by the famous Alpinist and trainer Marc Twight. They are tough but fun and effective workouts. See here:
... Gerard Butler (the star of "The 300"), to say of Twight's Spartan 300 workouts: "You go until you are actually in fear of your life and then go further. Then, you do more..." (this is a workout at Legion)
...Butler added: "Pretty much anything Mark Twight offered up was so difficult in the kind of way where you wish you had never been born - and even more than that, wished he had never been born..." (yeah, that's us)"
The goal is to get you overall fit and in the best shape you can attain. Old-school fitness but utilizing the latest advances in fitness training. Why just run around the block or push dumbbells around? Get overall fit at Legion!
At Legion, as you increase your fitness you can earn certificates and patches for your workout wear just like earning "belts" for martial arts. There are four levels of fitness, and when you earn your Level 4 patch, you've completed the "300" workout created by Mark Twight!
Our Classes
"the best investment ever…"
"life changing…"
"achieve your fitness goals and beyond…"
"If you are tired of the treadmills and weight machines and want a REAL workout, come and try out Legion."
